First introduced in service in the late part of WW2 this was designed for US Navy aviators as a backup compass incase their cockpit compass failed, but it also proved somewhat useful in survival situations. This is a late WW2 example comes with the original WW2 strap and WALTHAM signed across the dial, verses WCC on the later iterations.
Condition
Deadstock with original box,
Size
- 1 1/8" in diameter
- 1 1/2" lug to lug
- Strap 8 1/2" total length, 7 1/2" from tip of buckle to widest eyelet